GameSpot has officially kicked off Play For All--a celebration of all things gaming--and we were recently joined by Brian Fargo to talk about his long career and his upcoming title, Wasteland 3. Fargo talks about numerous topics with editor Michael Higham in the video below, and gives us a few interesting insights into the upcoming third Wasteland game.Fargo reflects on the long road between Wasteland 1 and 2, and tells us that Wasteland 3 players won't need to have played the first two to understand what is happening. However, fans familiar with the series will get several Easter eggs and returning characters. "There's a lot of inside humor, there are things that only you would get," he says. "There are some parts that will feel more meaningful," and some characters return from both previous games, he explains--but it's not necessary to have played them.Fargo talks about the importance of choice and consequence in the game. "We think that true consequence, meaningful consequence, is what makes these worlds super immersive," Fargo says, explaining that they "leaned into" this aspect of the game harder than ever for Wasteland 3. He says your choices might pay off "10 hours later, 20 hours later" during the game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Jurassic World: Dominion is among the first major studio movies to resume production after shutting down due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Filming is set to begin again soon at Pinewood Studios in the UK, and now star Bryce Dallas Howard has spoken about returning to work amid the global pandemic."There's been a lot of communication," Howard said on the Entertainment Weekly Live Sirius XM show. "They are going above and beyond. We would never go back to work if we didn't feel safe. And, you know, we’re taking it a day at a time and I'm very grateful to have a job."Howard went on to say that she has been speaking daily with the rest of the cast and crew about it to make sure they are staying safe and healthy. She said she's been asking the key stakeholders, "How are we going to do this safely, and not making compromises that could undermine someone's health and well-being."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Microsoft has posted what appears to be the Xbox Series X's boot-up sound. If it sounds familiar, that's because it's the same startup sound that was featured in an Xbox video from May.Microsoft shared the new Xbox sound using Twitter's new voice notes feature. It's a calming noise, and it's quite different--and much longer--than the regular Xbox One's boot-up sound. In a follow-up tweet, the Xbox account said of the startup sound, "It's like a choir of gaming angels singing in your ears."[new Xbox sound] pic.twitter.com/LK4vYNJ1RE — Xbox (@Xbox) June 18, 2020The Xbox Series X is scheduled for release this holiday. There are a number of key particulars about the console still to be unveiled, perhaps the biggest of which is its price. Here at GameSpot, we predicted what we think the console will cost, but Microsoft has yet to make an official announcement.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Editor's note: Due to embargo restrictions around spoilers, parts of this review are intentionally vague. We've done our best to explain certain parts of the game and our critique without discussing any story spoilers; however, if you want to understand the full context of some of our analysis here, we'll have another review up when The Last of Us Part II is officially out that discusses the story in greater detail and further explains our thoughts. This review will have the same score and will just serve as a deeper, more detailed analysis for those who want to read more.At the beginning of The Last of Us Part II, you get a glimpse of Ellie's life in idyllic Jackson, Wyoming. If it weren't for the walls surrounding the town, you could almost forget that the world is crawling with infectious monsters that would kill everyone in sight; its main road, blanketed in snow, is a charming row of old buildings with decks for sidewalks, more Old West town than post-apocalypse settlement. Its residents grow food, care for horses, tend bars, and even have dances and movie nights. Four years after Joel saved (kidnapped?) Ellie from the Firefly hospital, this is the life he wanted for her.The Last of Us Part II grapples with Joel's decision not through Joel, but through Ellie. This life is clearly not enough for her; she's distant and brooding, obviously conflicted about something. She's changed a lot. And when everything falls apart and she sets out in search of vengeance, you see her pain in its rawest, most brutal form. It's a devastating, gruesome story of revenge in which the purpose of violence gets muddied by its intensity. But as a character study, The Last of Us Part II is beautiful and haunting, and I found myself completely overwhelmed by the emotional weight of it.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Google is dropping the price of Stadia Premiere Edition. The bundle, which is tailored to users who want to play the cloud platform on a television, previously retailed for $129 USD, but it will now cost $100 USD going forward.Following the price drop, the Stadia Premiere Edition will still come with a Chromecast Ultra and a Stadia Controller, which on its own normally retails for $69 USD. However, the bundle will no longer include a free three-month trial for Stadia Pro, but you can try one free month of the service by signing up on the official Stadia website.In other Stadia news, The Elder Scrolls Online is now available on the platform, and it's one of the titles Pro subscribers can download and play for free. Google has also announced it is offering Pro users $10 off of their next game purchase.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With DC scheduled to hold a free, one-day virtual event on August 22, the entertainment conglomerate confirmed that video game publisher WB Games will have some news to share on the same day.What this news is remains a mystery, as the press release simply states that WB Games will have some "new announcements" to make during DC FanDome, a 24-hour event anyone can attend for free. The virtual event will also feature DC-related comic book, film, and TV announcements, as well as opportunities to meet some of the cast and crew behind more recent DC IPs. This includes Aquaman, The Batman, Batwoman, and many more.In addition to the various films and TV shows making an appearance during the event, it's said that the Zack Synder cut of Justice League will also be present. DC FanDome is set to go live at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET on Saturday, August 22.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Although the upcoming Andy Samberg comedy Palm Springs debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, it's getting a release on Hulu on July 10. And now, a new trailer for the upcoming film has arrived.Starring Samberg and Cristin Milioti, Palm Springs follows a duo who get trapped in a time loop--much like Groundhog Day, Edge of Tomorrow, and Happy Death Day--and attempt to escape each other and the wedding taking place at the venue they are stuck at. It's a bit of a new take on the established genre, so check out the hilarious trailer below.🌴PALM SPRINGS TRAILER! @hulu @neonrated July 10 pic.twitter.com/8U4tHRWDeW — The Lonely Island (@thelonelyisland) June 16, 2020The film also features J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Spider-Man), Peter Gallagher (The O.C., American Beauty), Camila Mendes (Riverdale), and more. Palm Springs has received a lot of critical acclaim, earning an 83 on Metacritic--GameSpot's sister site.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Xbox's big Deals Unlocked sale has ended, but as usual, the Xbox Store has a new round of deals to browse. This week, there are two separate sales on Xbox One games: the Platforming Paradise sale and a wide-ranging sale on add-ons for free-to-play games. Both sales run through June 22, so you have a week to make your picks.The Platforming Paradise sale focuses on indies, including several beloved titles. The challenging and engrossing Dead Cells is down to $17.49. Dead Cells combines Metroidvania-style exploration with roguelike progression to create an experience that is quite unique. Meanwhile, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is discounted to $28, which is a solid price for Yacht Club Games' stellar retro-infused side-scroller. Treasure Trove comes with every piece of DLC, including three additional campaigns.Multiple Devolver Digital-published games are also featured in the sale. You can grab the 2019 action-platformer My Friend Pedro, which has a talking banana named Pedro, for $13.39. The hilarious and charming platformer Pikuniku is discounted to $8.70, too.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer Infinity Ward has announced that a new Call of Duty playlist update for both Modern Warfare and Warzone is now live on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.The playlist update changes Modern Warfare's multiplayer moshpits in particular. Now, players can jump into four new games modes: Gunfight 3v3 (Snipers Only), Gunfight Blueprints, One in the Chamber, and Realism Ground War. The most notable of these modes is One in the Chamber, as Modern Warfare's iteration of the popular game type makes some adjustments. This includes randomly selecting a gun for players at the start of each match, giving players only three lives to work with, and requiring players to get kills to earn more bullets.Warzone will see a playlist update as well, but that won't happen until Thursday, June 18. That's when the Plunder variant, Blood Money, will make its return.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Rockstar has announced the latest set of weekly bonuses and discounts in Red Dead Online, Red Dead Redemption 2's online multiplayer mode. This includes extra daily challenge rewards and discounts on Madam Nazar's wares.Players can earn additional daily challenge rewards with 10 poison arrows for 3 challenges, 4 collectable coins for 6 challenges, and a free treasure map for 10 challenges. Plus, everything at Madam Nazar's is 30% and the Collector's Bag is now only 10 Gold Bars.For players who enjoy roughing it in the wilderness, Tents, Camp Dogs, Camp Themes, Camp Flags, and Fast Travel Posts are 40% off, plus all pistols are 35% off this week. Tier 3 ability card upgrades are 50% off as well.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Tina Fey's beloved 30 Rock is returning to the air for a one-off special that will debut on NBC in July. The one-hour broadcast will be filmed and produced remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will serve as part of NBCUniversal's upfronts, according to Variety.The special will see the return of all of its key cast members: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, and Jack McBrayer. It will air on Thursday, July 16, at 8 PM ET on NBC.How the show will play into NBC's upfronts--an event where a network pitches upcoming content to advertisers and media--is unclear, but NBC calls it "a first-of-its-kind all-audience upfront event." Some part of this will apparently involve the aforementioned characters, in role as their characters, promoting "the stories and talent featured in NBCUniversal’s 2020-21 television season." (NBC's lineup of fall shows was also just announced, consisting entirely of shows that haven't filmed new seasons yet.)Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Itch.io bundle for Racial Justice and Equality may have ended, but if you're still looking to support a great cause and get some incredible games in return, then you'll be happy to hear that Humble has kicked off its own bundle. The Humble Fight for Racial Justice bundle consists of 49 Steam games and 24 DRM-free books, the latter of which feature stories by Black authors about Black history and characters. The minimum donation is set at $30, and 100% of the proceeds go to fighting racial injustice.The charities this bundle supports include the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, a legal firm working toward racial justice through litigation and advocacy; Race Forward, a charity that fights systemic racism; and The Bail Project, a non-profit that uses its donations to pay bail for low-income people. All profits go to these three charities, but you'll still be able to choose how much of your donation goes to each charity.For supporting a great cause, you get some truly fantastic games. BioShock Remastered, NBA 2K20, and Observer are featured as well as Baba Is You, Hyper Light Drifter, and Elite Dangerous. There are a lot of different games, all of which are listed below. Every game in this bundle also redeems on Steam, so you'll be able to access them all in one convenient place.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During the early days of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, many events and conventions simply pushed back their dates into the late summer and early fall, hoping that the several months worth of lead time would be enough to ensure the safety of their attendees. Emerald City Comic Con, originally scheduled for March 12-15, was one such event. It was postponed at the last possible minute, moving to August 21-23.Now, however, the show has decided to call off the 2020 convention entirely. In an email release, the ECCC team stated that "after many discussions with the convention center, exhibitors, artists and fans, we have made the excruciating yet necessary decision to cancel Emerald City Comic Con 2020 in Seattle."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In 2020, many of the conventions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these shows, like Comic-Con, are now having virtual events. Funimation announced last week that it would be hosting an anime convention online and revealed a few panels. Now, the schedule for the show is starting to fill out.The free-to-attend Funimantion Con 2020 takes place July 3-4, and the show previously revealed panels for Fruits Baskets, One Piece, and more. Now, three new panels were added for the shows Attack on Titan, Listeners, and the supernatural series Toilet-bound Hanako-kun.In addition, there are a couple more events announced as well, one of which is the Aniplex Online Fest, which con-goers can watch and features a bunch of different content like talk shows, musical artists, and behind-the-scenes stories about the anime industy. Finally, there's an esports event, hosted by All Elite Wrestling's Kenny Omega. You'll see the cast of My Hero Academia play My Hero One's Justice 2.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's a busy time for summer games sales, and as we wait for Steam's annual summer sale to launch next week, you can take advantage of a new publisher sale that just launched. Square Enix's June Sale is in full swing, bringing discounts on some of Square's most popular franchises, from Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts to Nier and Life is Strange. The Square Enix Store's sale features up to 60% off select games for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC from now through June 22.The sale notably includes the Kingdom Hearts All-in-One Package, which released earlier this year and compiles the entire Kingdom Hearts franchise including Kindom Hearts III (the Re:Mind DLC isn't included). Normally $50, the box set is down to $40 and available only on PS4 (the same deal is also available at Amazon). Kingdom Hearts III on its own is also discounted to $15.Final Fantasy games also feature heavily in the sale. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is on sale for $30 for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One; the PS4 version, which released first, is down to $12. You can also grab the FFXII: The Zodiac Age Collector's edition for $80, a huge markdown from its $200 list price. Along with the game, the edition includes an exclusive Judge Magisters bust set, steelbook case, art cards, and more. The sale also discounts previous-gen Final Fantasy games, if you're looking to pick up any of those.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com